The Empire of Tyramon is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by the Royal Emperor with an iron fist, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.465 billion Tyramonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Domination. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The thriving Tyramonian economy, worth a remarkable 3,522 trillion Golden Seashells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 416,146 Golden Seashells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, forecasts predict rains of loose lead and mortar shells for the next six weeks, and the nation is wading into dangerous waters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Tyramon's national animal is the Viper Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Divinity of the Emperor.

Tyramon is ranked 31,602^nd in the world and 14^th in Cape of Good Hope for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,619.58 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.